Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting

held at the Civic Centre, Civic Drive, Greensborough
on
Tuesday 11 April 2023 commenced at 7:00pm.

Minutes

 

 

 

Carl Cowie

Chief Executive Officer

Friday 14 April 2023

 

 

Distribution:  Public

Civic Drive, Greensborough

PO Box 476, Greensborough 3088

Telephone         9433 3111

Facsimile           9433 3777

Website              www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au

Email                  nillumbik@nillumbik.vic.gov.au

 

 

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Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting Minutes                              11 April 2023

Nillumbik Shire Council

Contents

1.        Welcome by the Chair  1

2.        Acknowledgement of Country  1

3          Apologies  1

4          Disclosure of conflicts of interest 1

5.        Confirmation of Minutes  2

6.        Officer’s reports  3

Consultation Matters

PCC.004/23        Draft Budget 2023-2024 Submissions  3

7.        Supplementary and urgent business  5

8.        Confidential reports  5

9.        Close of Meeting   5

 


Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting Minutes                              11 April 2023

Nillumbik Shire Council

Minutes of the Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting held
Tuesday 11 April 2023.  The meeting
commenced at 7:00pm.

Councillors present:

Cr Ben Ramcharan      Sugarloaf Ward (Mayor)

Cr Richard Stockman  Blue Lake Ward

Cr Peter Perkins           Ellis Ward (Chairperson Planning Matters)

Cr Frances Eyre           Swipers Gully Ward (Chairperson Consultation Matters)

Cr Geoff Paine             Wingrove Ward (Deputy Mayor)

Officers in attendance:

Vince Lombardi            Acting Chief Executive Officer

Sally Johnson               Acting Director Governance, Communications and Community Safety

Corrienne Nichols        Director Communities

Rosa Zouzoulas           Director Planning, Environment and Strategy

Jeremy Livingston       Director Culture and Performance

Melika Sukunda           Manager Finance, Assets and Procurement

Katia Croce                   Governance Lead

 

 

1.      Welcome by the Chair

2.      Acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of Country was read by the Chairperson Consultation Matters Cr Frances Eyre.

3       Apologies

Apologies for this meeting had been received by Cr Natalie Duffy and Cr Karen Egan.

Committee Resolution

MOVED:            Cr Ben Ramcharan

SECONDED:    Cr Peter Perkins

That the apologies from Cr Natalie Duffy and Cr Karen Egan be noted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

4       Disclosure of conflicts of interest

Nil

 


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5.      Confirmation of Minutes

Confirmation of the minutes of the Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 14 March 2023.

Committee Resolution

MOVED:            Cr Geoff Paine

SECONDED:    Cr Ben Ramcharan

That the Committee (acting under delegation from Council) confirms the minutes of the Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 14 March 2023 (Attachment 1).

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

 

 


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6.      Officers’ reports

PCC.004/23      Draft Budget 2023-2024 Submissions

Item:                   Consultation Matter

Distribution:     Public

Manager:           Vince Lombardi, Chief Operating

Author:              Melika Sukunda, Manager Finance, Assets and Procurement

Summary

This report considers submissions received from the public regarding the Draft Budget 2023‑2024 (Attachment 1).

Council adopted the Draft Budget 2023-2024 at the Council Meeting on 28 February 2023 for the purpose of community consultation. The Draft Budget was exhibited for 28 days with 41 submissions being received. These submissions are attached to this report (Attachment 1).

It is proposed that the Committee considers the submissions on the Draft Budget 2023‑2024 and that the matter then be considered by Council on 23 May 2023.

The following people addressed the Committee with respect to this item:

1.         Dale Anstis

2.         Patrick Di Lizio, General Manager Diamond Valley Basketball Association

3.         Elizabeth Doig, Nillumbik Climate Action Team

4.         Mitzi Tuke

5.         Justin Kibell, Unit Controller VICSES Nillumbik Unit

6.         Jim Connor, President Eltham District Historical Society

7.         Michael McCarthy

8.         Cath Moore

9.         Natalie Alessio, President Hohnes Road Playhouse

10.      Grant Brooker, Vice President Friends of Apollo Parkways;

11.      Rachel Deans, Committee Member Eltham Lacrosse Club; and

12.      Sue Dyet, Secretary Eltham Community Action Group.


 

 

Committee Resolution

MOVED:            Cr Ben Ramcharan

SECONDED:    Cr Geoff Paine

That the Committee (acting under delegation from Council):

1.      Receives and notes the submissions received in respect of the Draft Budget 2023‑2024, (Attachments 1 and 2) in accordance with the section 96 of the Local Government Act 2020.

2.      Considers the matters contained in the submissions and the Committee’s report during finalisation of the Budget.

3.      Acknowledges presentations made to the Committee.

4.      Resolves that the confidential un-redacted submissions contained in (Attachment 2) remain confidential on the grounds specified in the definition of confidential information in Section 3(1) of the Local Government Act 2020.

5.      Recommends the adoption of the 2023-2024 Budget at the 23 May 2023 Council Meeting.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

 

 


Planning and Consultation Committee Meeting Minutes                              11 April 2023

7.      Supplementary and urgent business 

Nil

8.      Confidential reports 

          Nil

9.      Close of Meeting 

 

The meeting closed at 8:32pm.

 

 

Confirmed:        _______________________________

                            Cr Frances Eyre, Chairperson Consultation Matters